What is Upod Academy?
Upod Academy is a semi-secret workshop where freelancers come together to make big ideas happen. Whether the aim is learning the ropes of freelance writing, pushing to the next level or making a career transition, the PodCad kicks it from crazy daydream to reality. We work in an intimate group setting, usually over a three-day weekend in Los Angeles, in an environment that’s safe but seriously challenging. Results? Absolutely. More than 100 projects have sold as a direct result of Upod Academy since the workshops launched in 2011. Come get motivated.
About Your Host
Many cover stories ago, David Hochman created UPOD, an online resource and community for freelancers. Upod Academy grew (and grew…) from there. David’s work appears in The New York Times, Salon, Esquire, Forbes, GQ, Parade, Food + Wine, Town & Country, Reader’s Digest, Daily Candy, InStyle, Travel + Leisure, Fortune, TV Guide and many other places.
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Summer and fall 2013 classes coming soon. Please check back.
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“Outrageously, spectacularly, almost diabolically useful” – Podnighter
Pod Nights, my popular 2013 speaker series on freelancing, is now available in streaming audio and MP3. Click here to learn more, download and listen.
POD Walks
Let’s go for a Pod Walk! My innovative new coaching method literally gets you and your career up and moving. Click here to learn more about a one-step-at-a-time approach to making positive changes and improvements in your professional life. Walk the talk, Podders!
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Over 100 Stories Sold!
Since 2011, my students have sold more than 100 articles as a direct result of Upod Academy.* Click these links to read their work in Slate, The New York Times, Oprah’s magazine, Pacific Standard, Forbes, Men’s Journal, more New York Times, Lifehacker, Parade, Money, Tablet, Reader’s Digest, Prevention, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Forbes, Discover, InStyle, Wine Enthusiast, Angeleno, Babble, Los Angeles Confidential, LA Weekly, Glamour, Learn Vest, Skiing Magazine, Salon, The Rotarian, Slate’s Photo Blog, Salon, Fast Company, Dame, Ladies Home Journal, Tablet again, Virtuoso Life, Mom.me, Hemispheres, Southwest’s Spirit Magazine, BlogHer, Billboard, Salon, Rolling Stone, The Daily, Family Fun, The Santa Fe Reporter, Red Bulletin, Babble, Blurt, Salon, Bathesda Magazine, MadeMan, Relix, Family Getaways, Saveur, Runner’s World, Los Angeles Magazine, Yankee Magazine and More (and more and…).
*This doesn’t include the radio gigs, agents and book projects, editing assignments, and full-time writing jobs they’ve landed!
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